FNUS76 KOTX 271640 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIPARIAN 2...WA ST DEPT FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 940 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THERE IS A THREAT OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AROUND THE AREA...BUT NO WETTING RAIN EXPECTED. WEATHER WILL BE IMPROVING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BUT FOR NEXT WEEK MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH A THREAT OF MAINLY MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LN REQUESTED BY...RAY GUSE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120427.RIPAR.01/OTX